H4 Mr. W. L. Distant on Pynliocovidse. 



llie external border ; a marginal series of small dark ferru- 

 ginous spots ; fringe vinous brown : body below ochreous. 



Expanse of wings 38 niillira. 



One female, 26tli October. 



Although so dissimilar in the coloration of the under 

 surface from any of the other types of Kedestes, 1 can find 

 no other genus of the Cychpides group to which it seems 

 to show so much affinity. 



1 7. Padraona zeno^ Trimen. 



YI. — Rhynchotal Notes. — XII. Heteroptera: i^awi. Pyrrho- 

 coridee. By W. L. Distant. 



In this communication will be found the result of an examina- 

 tion of Walker's descriptions relating to this family, com- 

 mencing at page 163 of his ' Catalogue of Heteroptera,' vol. v., 

 and teiminating at p. 40 of his vol. vi. of the same publica- 

 tion. Some other species in the British Museum collection, 

 which have been acquired during recent years, are also 

 described. 



Fam. Pyrrhocoridae. 



Subfam. Lasqinm. 



Genus Lakgus. 



Laigus hiliyieahis. 



Acinacoris bilineatus, Walk. Cat. liet. vi. p. 38. n. 3 (1873). 

 Var. Acinocoris inchidens, A\ alk. loc. cit. n. 4. 



Largus crasiipes. 



Larffus crassipes, StSl, (Efv. Vet.-Ak. Fiirh. 1861, p. 197. 

 Laryus loncitsus, Walk. Cat. Het. vi. p. 38 (1873). 



A very variable species in the markings to the under 

 surface ot tiie abdomen. All the specimens now before me 

 have the bases of the scutellum and corium narrowly black. 

 Sometimes, but very seldom, the basal margins of the 

 membrane are narrowly black. 



Genus Theraneis. 

 Theraneis lurida, sp. n. 



Black ; antennee with the second, third, and fourth joints 

 ochraceoua; corium pale ochiaceous ; margins of membrane 



